The present paper addresses the issue of the determinants of the growth of multinational banks upon foreign markets at a micro individual level. Theories and approaches suggested so far about globalisation of the banking sector basically relate banks' international growth to the theory of the...

The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) increased rapidly from the end of the last decade. The upheavals which led to dramatic changes in the social, political and economic environment paved the way to western firms for unique opportunities to expand into...

Il presente lavoro si propone di indagare la relazione tra investimenti diretti esteri (IDE) in attivita' industriali e la variazione dell'intensita' di lavoro della produzione interna al paese di origine degli IDE stessi. L'analisi, riferita al nostro paese ed al periodo 1985-1995, Š stata...

Mariotti S., Mutinelli M. and Piscitello L. The internationalization of production by Italian industrial districts' firms: structural and behavioural determinants, Regional Studies. The paper argues that structural and behavioural determinants combine to influence internationalization of...

This article investigates outward FDI from Italy during the 2006-2011 period. The descriptive statistics show the difficulties in Italy’s capacity to promote direct investment abroad during the current economic crisis. Nonetheless, some signs of new internationalization trends are detected.

<em>The evolution of Italian multinational firms and the emergence of fourth capitalism</em> - The purpose of this article is to outline the evolution of Italian multinational firms during the 2001-2007 period. The descriptive statistics show that a selected group of medium-sized firms has outperformed...